The former Arsenal man praised the Terriers for the much-needed victory they earned over Fulham last time out, but went on to suggest that the Hammers are beginning to find their form in the top flight.

Manuel Pellegrini's side lost all four of their opening matches in the Premier League, but claimed 11 points in the following seven matches to push them up to 13th in the table.

And Merson believes the 4-2 victory against Burnley last time out showed that the Irons are now beginning to play well under the Chilean manager.

In his predictions column for Sky Sports, the pundit predicted a 2-1 away win for West Ham and wrote: "What a result that was for Huddersfield on Monday Night Football. It wasn't the greatest spectacle but David Wagner would not have cared one bit.